Wish me luck!
 

I'm going in the morning to court for disability... obviously if I'm going to court i've been denied like 3 times already... my lawyer said i have like a 50/50 chance... i dunno if that's good or not! i'm typing a statement now, i dunno if i'll need it or not. so far i'm on like page 5 and i'm just to like what i was doing a year ago! its hard like "reliving" all this drap. i guess its good for me tho right? haha wish me luck! and any suggestions i'm open!!!

Hi Andrea, got all my fingers and toes crossed for you - good luck and hope you get that statement done OK.... give em hell....
all the best

Go get them
 

Hi Andrea!

Good luck with your court hearing. I hope they do recognise your rsd and how it affects you.

I"ll keep my fingers crossed for you!

x Kate

Andrea: I have been thinking about you and hope your hearing goes your way finally. Let us know how it went. Good Luck!!!! Lil

i did it!
 

i won!!! when i met with my lawyer before he said i had a 50/50 chance.... so we went in and the judge was way nice... he started asking me basic questions... when i got hurt... what stopped me from working in order i.e. pain, depression, mobility... that's when i started crying... then my lawyer just pretty much asked me questions going over my rsd history... like if i tried this med, or this one, and how the blocks worked...what kind of work i had done before... i'm crying threw all of this... then the judge asks the lady who's like the opposition or whatever "hypothetically, if i were to look for a job where i needed to take breaks when i ever i needed to lay down for approx. 3 hours, would i be able to find one?" and she was like nope. and that was pretty much it. then he was like i see u wanted to be a nurse and i was like ya, and he was like well when u become one please write us and let us know. then we left and my lawyer gave me a hug and was like u were perfect!

so i get like both disability/social security, state and federal, however that works... then i'll be able to get medicare and medical, and back pay from june'04, and i can work part time and not get either check deducted, then like free school i think he said.

i'm soooo stoked! it feels so good to finaly win a battle!!! my friends have a show tonight so i'm going out to see them and celebrate!!!!

Congratulations!!! :D:D:D:D hey Andrea, I'm *SO* pleased, and very relieved for you - what a difference this will make. Brilliant news, yes, go out tonight and get high as a kite ...you deserve it! Well done, great lawyer too, it sounds like -
all the best :):)

Andrea: I kept thinking of you and your hearing. When I saw that you had posted I was afraid to look in case it was bad news. What a relief that you finally got disability. Go out and celebrate as much as you can. You deserve it. Lil

i had a great night! my friends had a show downtown and a few friends came out, we had some drinks, rocked out, then went dancing (it was 80's night)... had some really good conversations and bonded with friends that i hadn't ever had like deep conversations with before.... got hit on by a lot of hot guys haha! perfect night for the occasion!

thanks everyone for your support! love u all!